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1930' Austin American Bantam
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£6,500Published 7 November 2019ID: P5ePI1
Expired
5 years ago
5 years ago
Information from the owner
Age: 89 years
Seller's comments about 1930' Austin American Bantam
2 seater, 4 speed manual transmission. Older restoration. Well maintained. Odometer reads 162704 MI
The American Austin Car Company was an attempt to popularize the European idea of an economy car for America. In 1929, buoyed by the success of the tiny Austin 7 in Europe, Sir Herbert Austin of the Austin Motor Company of Birmingham, England traveled to America with plans to license out production. With access to East Coast ports for importing British components, the American Austin Company started in Butler, Pennsylvania at the Standard Steel Car Company.
The American Austin Car Company was an attempt to popularize the European idea of an economy car for America. In 1929, buoyed by the success of the tiny Austin 7 in Europe, Sir Herbert Austin of the Austin Motor Company of Birmingham, England traveled to America with plans to license out production. With access to East Coast ports for importing British components, the American Austin Company started in Butler, Pennsylvania at the Standard Steel Car Company.
